Psalms 62:3
Context| NETBible | How long will you threaten 1 a man? All of you are murderers, 2 as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence. 3 |
| XREF | Ex 10:3; Ex 16:28; 1Sa 26:10; Ps 4:2; Ps 21:11; Ps 38:12; Ps 73:18-20; Ps 82:2; Ps 140:2; Pr 1:22; Pr 6:9; Isa 30:13,14; Jer 4:14; Ho 7:15; Mt 17:17 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The verb form is plural; the psalmist addresses his enemies. The verb הוּת occurs only here in the OT. An Arabic cognate means “shout at.” 2 tn The Hebrew text has a Pual (passive) form, but the verb form should be vocalized as a Piel (active) form. See BDB 953-54 s.v. רָצַח. 3 tn Heb “like a bent wall and a broken fence.” The point of the comparison is not entirely clear. Perhaps the enemies are depicted as dangerous, like a leaning wall or broken fence that is in danger of falling on someone (see C. A. Briggs and E. G. Briggs, Psalms [ICC], 2:69). |
